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Unusual Silver Spoons
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Unusual Silver Spoons

19th century
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A selection of very unusual spoons, all hallmarked: four apostels' spoons and three others

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Carlton House Antiques has dated these Antique Silver Demitasse Spoons to the Victorian era.

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A selection of very unusual spoons, all hallmarked: four apostels' spoons and three others
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Carlton House Antiques has dated these Antique Silver Demitasse Spoons to the Victorian era.

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Carlton House Antiques
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A collection of seven small silver antique spoons featuring ornate twisted stems, figural knops, and distinct bowl shapes.
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Archive I A collection of seven small silver antique spoons featuring ornate twisted stems, figural knops, and distinct bowl shapes.

Unusual Silver Spoons

Archive II A collection of seven small silver antique spoons featuring ornate twisted stems, figural knops, and distinct bowl shapes. View II
Archive III A collection of seven small silver antique spoons featuring ornate twisted stems, figural knops, and distinct bowl shapes. View III
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Carlton House Antiques
Telephone 020 3581 2145 or 07442 105319
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London
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Dealer Profile Page sellingantiques.co.uk/carltonhouse
Verified Since Jun 2016
Items For Sale 87
Items Sold 27
Carlton House Antiques
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A collection of seven small silver antique spoons featuring ornate twisted stems, figural knops, and distinct bowl shapes.
Unusual silver spoons
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A collection of seven small silver antique spoons featuring ornate twisted stems, figural knops, and distinct bowl shapes.
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  • ObjectSpoons & Cutlery
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialSilver, Silver Plate
  • ColourSilver, Tarnish Grey
  • MotifsTwisted stems, Figural knops, Heart terminal, Round bowls

This Victorian collection comprises seven small silver and silver-plated spoons in a silver and tarnish grey colourway, including four apostle spoons and three other unusual designs. The group exhibits varied ornamentation across the set, featuring ornate twisted stems, figural knops, round bowls, and a heart terminal, alongside visible signs of age such as surface tarnish. Each piece is hallmarked, pointing to traditional English manufacture during the nineteenth century. These spoons are practical enough for everyday dining use, perhaps as coffee or condiment spoons, or they make decorative display items for a traditional dining room dresser, serving as a charming addition to an existing antique silverware collection on a sideboard or mantelpiece. They are displayed arranged in two small groups on a neutral speckled surface, showing their contrasting handle shapes and bowl proportions clearly. Due to the varied nature of the group, individual lengths are not provided, though the smaller items measure approximately 10 cm in length.

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Decorative silver spoons, including apostle and souvenir types, originated in late medieval Europe and gained widespread popularity during the Victorian era for formal coffee and tea services.

Antique spoons were typically manufactured using sterling silver or silver-plated base metals, constructed using techniques such as casting, hand-chasing, and wire-twisting for the handles.

Authentic pieces feature punched hallmarks or makers stamps on the reverse of the stem or bowl, indicating purity, manufacturer, location of origin, and date of production.

These small flatware items can be displayed framed inside a shadow box on a dining room wall, presented in a glass display jar on a sideboard, or used during coffee service.

Silverware should be gently wiped with a specialised silver polishing cloth and kept in low-humidity environments or tarnish-inhibiting cloth pouches when not in use.
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